The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is a premium travel rewards credit card that has gotten very popular due to its useful rewards structure and flexible Ultimate Rewards points that can be redeemed for cash, travel credits, or transferred to airline … [Read the rest]
(Update November 2024: Pepper has changed their referral offer to a $20 bonus after spending $200 in your first 15 days. Stack as they are still offering attractive daily flash deals up to 20% off.) I don't know about you, but these days I check … [Read the rest]
Time to clean up some browser tabs! Here are some class action settlements that may apply to you as of November 2024. The trick is to take action and file now before you forget... and then forget! I say this because they could take several … [Read the rest]
The IRS officially announced the new 401(k) contribution limits for 2025 (full news release), which also included a new "super catch-up" allowance for people who are ages 60-63 at year-end 2025. Strangely, it goes back down once you are age 64. I … [Read the rest]
(Update November 2024: This card has added a Global Entry/TSA PreCheck credit worth up to $100 every four years. Might be handy for existing cardholders that have this as an idle card. Currently a $150 sign-up bonus for new customers as well. … [Read the rest]
Howard Marks published another Oaktree Capital memo recently, Ruminating on Asset Allocation, which included several insights about asset classes and how to create a portfolio. I recommend reading the entire thing, but here are a few highlights … [Read the rest]
Update: Savings I Bonds bought from November 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025 will have a fixed rate of 1.20%, for a total rate of 3.11% for the first 6 months. As a quick and dirty comparison, the nominal yield on 5-year Treasury bonds is currently … [Read the rest]
The Groupon deal for a new Costco Gold Star Membership is back, this time for the regular price of $65 you can get the following: 1-year Gold Star membership ($65 normally by itself) Membership card for the Primary Cardholder and one … [Read the rest]
Update for Rent Day 11/1. For Rent Day on Friday 11/1, Bilt Rewards is offering the following additional perks. I got my Hilton Gold status last month with no issues. Note the grocery perk is actually for 10/30 and 10/31. 50% bonus on … [Read the rest]
Acorns, known for their "Round-Ups" on purchases that encourage recurring small savings of spare change and beyond, also has a match program for IRA contributions. They also just added a new match program for UTMA/UGMA custodial accounts for … [Read the rest]
We're all told that we should use IRA and 401k accounts to save for retirement due to their great tax benefits. But how valuable exactly are those benefits? 🤔 A huge difference? A little difference? This Morningstar article crunches … [Read the rest]
Update October 2024: Well, that didn't last very long. Right as competitors rush to copy the feature, Robinhood sends me a message that the last day to get your 1% Deposit Boost is November 25, 2024. Update June 2024: The 1% Deposit Boost for … [Read the rest]
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